﻿<p>Representations of fixing parts which are used as fasteners to connect or join elements with other elements.  Excluded are mechanical fasteners which are modeled by a separate entity (<em>IfcMechanicalFastener</em>).</p>

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HISTORY&nbsp; New entity in IFC2x2
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<blockquote class="change-ifc2x4">
IFC4 CHANGE&nbsp; Attribute <em>PredefinedType</em> added.
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